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Mongrel Heart

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--Intro--
Em  C   Bm
Em  C   Bm
--Verse--
EmIs it hard to waitC  Bm  Em  
EmDrawn by your mongrel heart again?C  Bm  Em  
EmIf they don't answer would you Cwant to be Bmfound out?Em  
EmYou duck through the wind in your old Cblight on the Bmtown
--Chorus--
   Bm  CLove is turning you Bmout, Csliding worry Bmround
I Ctry to warn its Bmwaiting game to Ambring that spectre doEmwn
--Verse--
EmWould it be wrongC  Bm  Em  
EmTo clamp down on your racing heart, love?C  Bm  Em  
EmAnd if they'd known what sifted Cdown to be Bmfound out?Em  
EmIt's not what you deserveC  Bm  Em  
--Chorus--
   Bm  CLove is turning you Bmout, Csliding worry Bmround
I Ctry to warn its Bmwaiting game to Ambring that spectre doEmwn
--Verse--
EmFaster than you were    C  Bmgoing to Emallow,
EmTurn out the lights or say get outC  Bm  Em  
EmIf you don't answer would you want to be found, love?C  Bm  Em  
EmFive days on trapped by a waveC  Bm  Em  
--Chorus--
   Bm  CLove is turning you Bmout, Csliding worry Bmround
I Ctry to warn its Bmwaiting game to Ambring that spectre doEmwn
--Instrumental--
Em
  Em    Bm    Am    C    Am    D   Bx2
Em  Bm  Am  C  Am  D  Em
--Verse--
EmBlack corn was soaking,C  Bm  Em  
You'll be Emcut down in the seedy stairwayC  Bm  Em  
EmIf you don't answer, would you Cwant to be Bmfound now?
EmSapped from the Cbed to the Bmwindow
--Chorus--
   Bm  CLooking back on that Bmtime, Cstarting in the Bmminds
CWhat it is to be Bmtwenty nine, Amfame sets your life Emdown
--Outro--
EmWould it be wrongC  Bm  Em  
EmWould it be wrongC  Bm  Em  
EmTo disappoint you now,C  Bm  Em  
EmDisappoint you now?C  Bm  Em  

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Mongrel Heart

by Broken Bells

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

--Intro--

Em C Bm

--Verse--

Em C Bm Em

Is it hard to wait

Em C Bm Em

Drawn by your mongrel heart again?

Em C Bm Em

If they don't answer would you want to be found out?

Em C Bm

You duck through the wind in your old blight on the town

--Chorus--

Bm C Bm C Bm

Love is turning you out, sliding worry round

C Bm Am Em

I try to warn its waiting game to bring that spectre down

--Verse--

Em C Bm Em

Would it be wrong

Em C Bm Em

To clamp down on your racing heart, love?

Em C Bm Em

And if they'd known what sifted down to be found out?

Em C Bm Em

It's not what you deserve

--Chorus--

Bm C Bm C Bm

Love is turning you out, sliding worry round

C Bm Am Em

I try to warn its waiting game to bring that spectre down

--Verse--

Em C Bm Em

Faster than you were going to allow,

Em C Bm Em

Turn out the lights or say get out

Em C Bm Em

If you don't answer would you want to be found, love?

Em C Bm Em

Five days on trapped by a wave

--Chorus--

Bm C Bm C Bm

Love is turning you out, sliding worry round

C Bm Am Em

I try to warn its waiting game to bring that spectre down

--Instrumental--

Em Bm Am C Am D B

Em Bm Am C Am D Em

--Verse--

Em C Bm Em

Black corn was soaking,

Em C Bm Em

You'll be cut down in the seedy stairway

Em C Bm

If you don't answer, would you want to be found now?

Em C Bm

Sapped from the bed to the window

--Chorus--

Bm C Bm C Bm

Looking back on that time, starting in the minds

C Bm Am Em

What it is to be twenty nine, fame sets your life down

--Outro--

Em C Bm Em

Would it be wrong

Em C Bm Em

Would it be wrong

Em C Bm Em

To disappoint you now,

Em C Bm Em

Disappoint you now?

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